MANUAL FOR School Boards

[Pages:64]MANUAL FOR

School Boards OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOLS

NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION

NAD EDUCATION LEADERS HANDBOOK SERIES

A Guide for School Boards and

Board Members

MANUAL FOR

School Boards OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOLS

2018

North American Division of Seventh-Day Adventists Office of Education North American Division Office of Education 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

MANUAL FOR SCHOOL BOARDS

Table of Contents

1. PREFACE

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Welcome to School Board Membership................................................... 6

Servant Leadership..................................................................................... 7

Acknowledgements..................................................................................... 7

2. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS

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Understanding Church Structure and Governance.............................. 10

Relationship Between the Local Board and Conference Entities........ 13

School Constituency................................................................................. 15

School Board.............................................................................................. 16

School Board Chair................................................................................... 18

Executive Secretary................................................................................... 19

Pastor's Relationship to the School......................................................... 20

3. EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBERSHIP

21

Orientation of New Board Members...................................................... 23

Code of Ethics............................................................................................ 23

4. EFFECTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

25

Best Practices for Board Meetings.......................................................... 26

Parliamentary Procedure.......................................................................... 27

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5. EFFECTIVE SUB-COMMITTEES

29

Best Practices for Effective Committees................................................. 30

6. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS

31

Relationship Among Board Members.................................................... 33

7. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

35

Budgeting Process..................................................................................... 37

Monitoring the Budget............................................................................. 38

Insurance and Loss Control..................................................................... 38

8. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

39

9. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES

41

Personnel.................................................................................................... 42

Discipline.................................................................................................... 43

10. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

45

Appendix A: Sample School Constitution and Bylaws......................... 46

Appendix B: Sample Board Agenda....................................................... 51

Appendix C: Sample Board Meeting Minutes....................................... 52

Appendix D: Calendar of Events............................................................. 54

Appendix E: Publications......................................................................... 56

Appendix F: Implementation of Goals.................................................... 57

Appendix G: Glossary............................................................................... 58

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Preface

6 WELCOME TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSHIP 7 SERVANT LEADERSHIP 7ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Preface

WELCOME TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSHIP!

In the early 1870s the Adventist Church began to see the importance of developing a denominationallybased school system. Out of this early beginning the Seventh-day Adventist church now operates the largest Protestant school system worldwide. The school board is an important component in maintaining a quality school program.

Love, the basis of creation and of redemption, is the basis of true education. Education p. 15

Adventist Education imparts more than academic knowledge. It fosters a balanced development of the whole person--spiritually, intellectually, physically, and socially. Its time dimensions span eternity. It seeks to develop a life of faith in God and respect for the dignity of all human beings; to build character akin to that of the creator, to nurture thinkers rather than mere reflectors of others' thoughts; to promote loving service rather than selfish ambition; to ensure maximum development of each individual's potential; and to embrace all that is true, good, and beautiful. (Education, E. G. White)

The purpose of this handbook is to provide a resource that will assist school board members in meeting their responsibilities in the Seventh-day Adventist (Adventist) school system. Conference superintendents are encouraged to use this manual for in-service programs. Board members are encouraged to annually review the manual, ask questions, and discuss ideas. School board training modules may be found on the Adventist Learning Community website (Adventist K-12 School Board Membership Training and Adventist K-12 School Board Legal and Financial Issues Training).

School Board Training Modules

---- Adventist K-12 School Board Membership Training

---- Adventist K-12 School Board Legal and Financial Issues Training

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